Origin and Etymology of vinblastine

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vinblastine

Medical Definition of vinblastine

: an alkaloid that is obtained from the rosy periwinkle and that is used especially in the form of its sulfate C46H58N4O9·H2SO4 to treat human neoplastic diseases (as Hodgkin's lymphoma and testicular carcinoma)—called also vincaleukoblastine; see abvd